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The Manhattan secret

The Manhattan secret

Dupuy, Marie-Bernadette, author.
Book 2020

October 1886. Catherine and Guillaume set off to New York with their six-year-old daughter Elisabeth. But the young couple's dreams of freedom and independence soon turn into a nightmare when Catherine dies during the journey and Guillaume is assaulted and left for dead soon after their arrival on American soil. A wealthy family adopts Elisabeth, who grows up spoiled and happy. But when she turns 16, she learns the truth about her origins and dec...

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Adopted children United States Fiction
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ISBN:
9781529338249
1529338247
Description:
436 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published in French: Editions Calmann-Lévy, 2019
Translation of: L'Orpheline de Manhattan
In English, translated from the French
Control Number:
3044820
Other Authors:
Gulan, Deniz, translator
translation of: Dupuy, Marie-Bernadette. Orpheline de Manhattan. French
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